Rosario Dawson & Cory Booker Dating Rumors Just Got Cleared Up In The Sweetest Way

The rumors are true: According to TMZ, Rosario Dawson and Cory Booker are dating. The actress confirmed their relationship with the New Jersey senator and Democratic presidential candidate in a brief interview at Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C., TMZ reports.

"Yes, very much so," Dawson said when asked if she and the senator were in a relationship. "He's a wonderful human being. It's good to spend some time together when we can." When asked how their relationship has been going, Dawson replied, "So far, so wonderful."

Booker's relationship status has been a topic of conversation in political circles ever since he declared his candidacy for the presidency, and not only because of the rumors that he's romantically involved with Dawson. Unlike the vast majority of presidential candidates, Booker isn't married, and if elected, he'd be the first unmarried person to win the presidency since Grover Cleveland's 1884 triumph over James G. Blaine. In an interview with ThePhiladelphia Inquirer, Booker said that this doesn't worry him.

"Clearly, the norms of family relationships have been changed dramatically, as you’ve seen people across this country being elected to offices with all different kinds of family situations, including the president who has had three spouses,” Booker said. “So I think a lot of that conventional thought on that doesn’t apply.”

During Booker's unsuccessful 2002 candidacy for mayor of Newark, allies of his opponent spread rumors that he was gay, NJ.com reports, and ever since then, Booker's sexual orientation has been the subject of speculation. When asked during his 2013 Senate race if he is gay, Booker didn't answer, explaining that his sexuality was irrelevant to his abilities as a politician.

"People who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful," Booker told TheWashington Post, "because I want to challenge people on their homophobia. I love seeing on Twitter when someone says I'm gay, and I say, 'So what does it matter if I am? So be it.'"

After launching his presidential campaign five years later, though, Booker confirmed that he isn't gay, telling ThePhiladelphia Inquirer that "every candidate should run on their authentic self."

When asked by TMZ if she and Booker are planning on getting married anytime soon, Dawson dodged.

"I have no idea," she said. "I am just grateful to be with someone that I respect, and love, and admire so much, [who] is so brilliant, and kind, and caring, and loving."